I wanted to make matching minky strip quilts for my husband (Baker) and the baby but Baker wanted a rather large blanket. These quilts are generally 60" (the width of most minky fabric) by 70" with one set of strips, going one direction. This project turned out to be about 85" square. Instead of simply making each strip longer to just make it a larger version of the regular quilt, I thought it would be fun to have four quadrants turned horizontally and vertically. To do this, I essentially made four quilts and stitched them together, covering the raw edges of the back with gray minky to make a border. This quilt is so very, VERY far from perfect, and if I did it again I could do it much better. However, I will never make this quilt again. It is a one of a kind, Cheri Baker original! My husband loves it and thinks it is perfect so that is all that I care about.
That said, I am going to make a matching quilt for our baby but it will be a much smaller quilt, and I will not have to piece four quilts together. I am going to have one piece for the back and much less fabric I have to work with. The strip of cute baby boy animal minky in the bottom right corner is to match what will be on the back of Baby Bailey's quilt.
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